Bali Pre-Vet Medicine and Wildlife Conservation
Loop Abroad
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Fancy hands-on vet experience in Bali? Join a two-week Loop Abroad summer school-learn clinical skills at an Ubud cat clinic (exams, sutures, blood draws, assisting spays) and help night-time sea turtle conservation. Build skills, stand out for uni and vet careers.
The Bali Pre-Vet Medicine and Wildlife Conservation program is a two-week, in-person study-abroad experience run by Loop Abroad. Participants spend one week working at a cat shelter and clinic in Ubud learning and practicing clinical skills - physical exams, blood draws, suturing, sterile technique, diagnostics, injections, and assisting/observing feline spay/neuter surgeries - alongside a teaching veterinarian.
The second week is spent with a sea turtle conservation organisation conducting night patrols, egg collection and incubation, measuring and data collection, and possible visits to marine animal hospitals. This program is designed for university-aged students interested in veterinary medicine or professional animal care.
Participants will be supervised by a teaching veterinarian and receive estimated contact hours (approximately 45 veterinary hours, 25 animal hours, 10 research hours) and a certificate for 80 service hours. Credit from the University of Findlay is available optionally (additional fee).
Group size is capped at 15; housing and most meals are included in tuition. Scholarship options (including Gilman) and other Loop Abroad scholarships are referenced on the programme page.
Optional 2 credits from the University of Findlay (additional fee). Certificate for 80 service hours upon program completion.
Summer 2026 cohort (June 26 - July 11, 2026) — includes travel days; estimated departure/return to USA
Summer 2026 cohort (July 10 - July 25, 2026) — includes travel days; estimated departure/return to USA
Summer 2026 cohort (July 24 - Aug 8, 2026) — includes travel days; estimated departure/return to USA
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- Participants must be at least 18 years old.
- Designed for university-aged students (most participants 18–25); full-time undergraduates over 25 may be accepted.
- No program prerequisites; you do not need to be currently enrolled in school to apply.
- Comfortable working with animals and getting hands dirty.
- Maximum group size: 15 participants per session.
- Individuals of any nationality may apply.
$4,595
Tuition: $4,595 USD. All housing and most meals are included (dinner on two free evenings in Ubud not included). Tuition does not include visa-on-arrival (~$35 USD) or international airfare (estimated ~$2,000 round-trip on the group flight). A $1,000 non-refundable deposit is required to hold space. Interest-free payment plans available; current U.S. college students may be able to use federal financial aid.
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